State v. Hawkins

BURNETT, Judge.

The principal issue in this appeal is whether the district court should have allowed a criminal defendant to withdraw his pleas of guilty to several related charges. Finding no legal error or abuse of discretion, we affirm the judgment entered upon the defendant’s pleas. We also uphold the prison sentences contained in the judgment.

The facts essential to our opinion may be summarized briefly. At the age of seventeen, Gary Joe Hawkins was charged with three felonies: first degree burglary for entering a Lewiston home at night; grand theft for stealing money and property in the…